Off to the movies

Yet another very hot day down here today which made it quite uncomfortable outside.We ventured out to the movies to see Hotel for dogs which was a very enjoyable movie and the kids got a real kick out of it.When we returned home Kal and i stayed inside for the majority of the day but shaylie was out and about as per usuall.She spent a short period of time at the starlight room while Kal and i visited some people up on the ward and then down at the house she just played with a couple of young girls that she has gotten to know from previuos visits.We had a nice bbq for dinner cooked by one of the dads here at the house with the meat being provided by the house.A couple of the volunteers made up some side dishes to go with it.We're very much looking forward to Karina coming back tomorrow and i believe that Nanny T may be coming down with Annette sometime tomorrow.Kal would love to see his Nanny T that's for sure.

Nothing new

Not alot to report on today.Shaylie arrived this morning and pretty much went straight out and played.A couple of friends she made last time she was down arrived later in the afternoon so she was quite pleased with that.Kal had a pretty quiet day and actually felt a little bit off later in the evening although seemed to get a little better by bed time

Lounge lizards

Today at around lunch time mum and Kiarna left to go back home.With Kiarna being back at school tomorrow she had to get home to get everything prepared.Apart from me going to the gym this morning Kal and i spent the day at the house in the cool watching a bit of tele and some dvd's.Adrianne(the manager here at the house)had her friends dog here today so Kal had a bit of fun with him,throwing of all things a toy high heel shoe for him to chase and bring back.

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow because my little(although she's not so little anymore)darling Shaylie is coming down with her Aunty netty.It seems like an age since i've seen her.She's going to spend a few days down here then return home for school.It's only a few days but any time will be worth it.

Low blood count

This morning Kal had some bloods taken and then had an appointment at clinic.We were expecting to be told when he would start chemo again but instead were informed that his blood counts were too low for any treatment to begin.The doctor said it wasn't anything out of the ordinary but infact quite commen given the type of chemo he'd just had.He was also given some more magnesium tablets to take as those levels were quite low also,again not an unexpected thing.So as it stands he has another appointment for monday where he'll have more blood taken then have his counts checked for a possible admission on the 9th of feb for his next round of chemo.He's due for methatrexate which he normally handles ok so fingers crossed that'll be the case this time round.The rest of the day was spent watching his beloved WWE superstars on dvd and hanging with his cousin Kiarna then nanny prepared one of his fave dishes for tea,tacos.

Another quiet one

Not alot to report on today and as the title suggests it was another very quiet day at the house.Karina left to go home to organise shaylie to start school tomorrow and after a brief period of being upset Kal handled it pretty well.Although he never likes seeing his mum leave he seems to understand a bit more now.Later on this evening Nanny arrived back and bought Kal's cousin Kiarna with her.Kiarna has been really keen to come down and spend some time down here with us and with school just around the corner and Kal feeling pretty good now is the best time for her to come down.

Australia day

As mentioned yesterday we headed to parramatta park to get into the spirit of Australia day.The only problem was Kal just wasn't up to it.I knew that it was only a short stroll from the hospital to the park.What i didn't know was how big parramatta park was.The worst part being that all the festivities were at the very far end from westmead.So it turned in to quite a hike which ended up being too much too soon for Kal.With Kallan's blood counts still probably fairly low he just doesn't have the energy levels needed for a)the long hike there b)walk around to take in and get involved in all the attractions and c)the long hike back.It knocked him around quite a bit and he really appreciated getting back home just to rest and re-charge the batteries.I think the main reason he wanted to go to the park is because of the quietness of the house.Despite nearly all rooms being taken the house does seem strangely quiet and he's commented several times on how there's no-one to hang out with and said to me a little while ago that he's ready for some more visitors.If only it was that easy.Kal finsihed the day feeling good and more importantly was in good spirits.

A real family day

Kal woke this morning not feeling the best and was soon in the bathroom vomiting.The thought of "not this again" crossed my mind because he'd been doing so well.I'd been keeping the anti-nausia tablets up to him,even setting my alarm for every 4hrs through the night,to give him the best chance of keeping the sickness at bay.I explained to him that it could be the fact that he hasn't eaten for days.He told me that sometimes he feels like something but he's too scared to eat because it might make him sick.He picked up soon enough and ended up having a very enjoyable day.Karina was the first to arrive which went a long way to improving his condition and was soon followed by Poppy and for the first time his cousins Tegan and Hayden came down with Poppy.Hot on the heels of their arrival was Aunty Allison,Uncle Will and kids who only arrived back in the country within the last 48hrs.Kallan enjoyed having everyone around enormously and despite not having any of the bbq that was cooked for lunch he did at least have some small snacks throughout the day.

On a sad note my mum left to go back home today.Although i know she enjoys coming down here it must still be hard because there's still other family and nieces and nephews at home she misses.On the other hand i'm really gonna cherish some time with just Karina,Kal and I.If only my little Shaylie could come down aswell,I miss her so much and talking to her on the phone just doesn't cut it.But i'm sure she's having plenty of fun whatever she might get up to which is the most important thing i guess.Weather permitting we are going to parramatta park tomorrow for some Australia Day activities which i've heard should be a pretty big day.